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Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (794+ words) To republish, simply copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to The 19th. Have questions? Please email [email protected]. Elon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week…...
James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports 'if it risks safety or fairness"
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (765+ words) Talarico’s comments on Fox News are a reversal from positions he took in the Texas House opposing GOP restrictions on trans student-athletes. Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed…...
For many Muslim women, the racism and suspicion after 9/11 still hasn’t lifted
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1098+ words) Muslim women have spent 25 years navigating the effects of 9/11 — and a growing perception that their faith and visibility pose a cultural threat. Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Muslim Americans are still perceived in ways shaped by…...
Ken Paxton celebrated a rise in jobs for women. 'What. Is. He. Thinking???"
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (830+ words) Texas’ Republican Senate nominee is facing an online backlash from people who would prefer if women were not in the workforce. Grace Panetta, Chabeli Carrazana It’s not unusual for presidential administrations to cheer on job numbers, as the White House…...
Carla Hall isn’t asking permission
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1172+ words) The chef and author has been in the public eye for almost two decades. At 62, she’s driven by curiosity and embracing her own power. When Carla Hall was 30, she had a spiritual reading done. The woman told her that her…...
Everyone wants to win working-class voters. But have they realized many are women?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1396+ words) The working class isn't just White men in hard hats anymore. A crop of women candidates may be the ones who can earn their votes. Economy and Child Care Reporter Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza can quickly rattle off prices from…...
GOP House votes to censure one of their own over conduct toward women
1+ week, 5+ day ago (288+ words) Rep. Chuck Edwards' “excessive attention” toward women staffers — including tearfully recited poetry, designer purses and personalized handguns — violated harassment rules, a House ethics report found. House lawmakers will take up a motion to censure Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North…...
Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1793+ words) She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated. Tina fixated on the tiny cross. She hated…...
Women who remember life before Roe are turning away from Susan Collins
1+ week, 5+ day ago (887+ words) Lisa Kushner still recalls the fear and anxiety she felt upon learning she was pregnant. Kushner has lived in Maine for about 50 years. But at 19, she was a college student in New York, where abortion was illegal. It was 1966. The…...